Boxer Mary Kom to return to 48kg category
Guwahati, Dec 9 : Five-time World Champion boxer M.C. Mary Kom asserted on Friday that she aims to return to the 48 kg weight category amid speculation that it could be included in the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

Tough days ahead, AIBEA cautions bank employees
New Delhi, Dec 9 : The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) on Friday cautioned e bank employees to be fully prepared to face the ire of the customers once they come to banks after a long weekend.

Lok Sabha adopts motion to suspend AAP MP, party slams move
New Delhi, Dec 9 : The Lok Sabha on Friday adopted a motion to suspend AAP's Bhagwant Mann, who was being probed for posting a video footage of Parliament on social media, from the house for the remaining period of the winter session. His partyu slammed the move

CBI arrests former IAF chief S.P. Tyagi
New Delhi, Dec 9 : The CBI on Friday arrested former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief S.P. Tyagi on charges of corruption in its ongoing probe into the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal.

AAP's allegations 'defamatory and malicious': De La Rue
New Delhi, Dec 9 : A day after the AAP accused the Central government of partnering with allegedly blacklisted Britain-based banknote manufacturer De La Rue, the company on Friday refuted the charges calling them "defamatory and malicious".

SWASTI calls for joint action to protect women's right, sexual minoritiesNew Delhi [India], Dec. 9 : On the occasion of the Human Rights Day, Swasti, a health resource centre, is rallying people to end all discrimination against women, sexual minorities and people living with HIV (PLHIV) at the workplace - by developing a progressive employment policy and plural outlook.

Demonetisation issue stalls Odisha Assembly
Bhubaneswar, Dec 9 : The Odisha Assembly on Friday witnessed pandemonium over demonetisation after some Congress members raised the issue of sufferings of the people due to the ongoing cash crunch in the market.

Moral code on tax law compliance in India needs change: Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 9 : The moral code with regard to compliance of tax laws in India needs to be changed, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday, even as the country moved into the second month of the demonetisation process launched by the government to flush out black money from the system.

TN to continue to get 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water
New Delhi, Dec 9 : The Supreme Court on Friday continued its interim order directing Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu every day as it rejected the Union government's stand that the court had no jurisdiction to intervene in inter-state river water disputes.

ISL's standard has dropped this year: Bhutia
Kolkata, Dec 9 : Former India football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia admitted on Friday that the standards of the Indian Super League (ISL) have dropped during the ongoing third edition.

Boxer Mary Kom to return to 48kg category
Guwahati, Dec 9 : Five-time World Champion boxer M.C. Mary Kom asserted on Friday that she aims to return to the 48 kg weight category amid speculation that it could be included in the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

Railways, Metro, buses won't accept old Rs 500 notes after December 9
New Delhi, Dec 9 : Making a U-turn within a few hours, the government on Friday advanced by a day the last date for using the old Rs 500 notes to purchase tickets for travel by train, government- or public sector undertaking-run buses and commuting on suburban and Metro rail services.

CBI files charge sheet against Dayanidhi Maran, othersChennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec. 9 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a charge sheet in the Court of the Principal Special Judge for CBI cases in Chennai against former Union Minister of Communication and Information Technology Dayanidhi Maran, two former BSNL Chief General Managers, Additional Personal Secretary to Maran, two officials of a private channel and a Chairman and Managing Director of private channel under various sections of Indian Penal Code.

National Herald case: Patiala House Court to pronounce order on Dec. 26New Delhi [India], Dec. 9 : The Patiala House Court on Friday reserved its order in the National Herald case after BJP leader Subramanian Swamy filed an application, seeking documents and ledger books from the Congress party and the Associated Journals Limited (AJL). The court is likely to pronounce an order on December 26.

New research can help refine cancer therapyWashington D.C. [USA], Dec. 9 : Breast cancer cells break away and spread to other parts of the body relatively late on in breast tumour development, shows a new study that could help refine cancer therapy.

TTP leader gunned down by own guard Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec. 9 : A senior Pakistani Taliban leader, Fazal Saeed Haqqani, has been shot dead in the Kurram tribal region by one of his guards who had been working with him for three years.

USA pears celebrates national pear month in IndiaNew Delhi [India], Dec 9 : This year, National Pear Month is going global to celebrate the 12thanniversary of US Department of Agriculture officially declaring December as National Pear Month, USA Pears organized an exhilarating never seen before event to let consumers taste this juicy, delicious fruit across the world.

Railways, Metro, buses won't accept old Rs 500 notes after December 9
New Delhi, Dec 9 : Making a U-turn within a few hours, the government on Friday advanced by a day the last date for using the old Rs 500 notes to purchase tickets for travel by train, government- or public sector undertaking-run buses and commuting on suburban and Metro rail services.

Three Microsoft India researchers named ACM fellow
Mumbai, Dec 9 : Three computer scientists at Microsoft Research India were named as 2016 Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) along with 50 others from all over the world for fuelling advances that are transforming science and society, Microsoft said here on Friday.